Now that NHL teams can again make trades, Roberto Luongo’s name will be front and center in the rumor mill.

Vancouver Canucks general manager Mike Gillis told The Vancouver Sun that there has been plenty of discussion around the goaltender. Gillis, though, is in no hurry to deal Luongo unless he receives what he wants in a deal.

Roberto Luongo's name has been a fixture in trade rumors since Cory Schneider became the Canucks' No. 1 goalie. (AP Photo)

“We're at a point with this team where we want specific types of players coming back to us that can help us today and down the road,” Gillis told the newspaper. “I think that's a reasonable request so we're going to stick to it.”

Luongo, 33, has 10 years and $47.3 million remaining on his contract, but Gillis said that the contract is not scaring off teams.

“There's been a lot more interest in Roberto than people wanted to recognize because the contract was onerous or difficult,” Gillis said. “That has never been mentioned to me by one team. I know some people like to make a big deal of that but it's a very friendly contract for a lot of reasons. That's one of the reasons why in the new collective (bargaining) agreement there are penalties and you can't sign these types of contracts because they are favorable. So contract is not an issue.”

The Toronto Maple Leafs have been the team most often connected to trading for Luongo.

Luongo, despite being displaced by Cory Schneider as the team’s No. 1 netminder last season, is prepared to return to the Canucks, but he has said he would waive his no-trade clause if asked.

"I told (Gillis) I was ready to go as long as it took," Luongo told reporters Friday. "Whether it's a couple days, next week, two weeks, at the end of the season, it's totally fine with me."